Bossy R Words

A red barn stands beside a horse, tall cornstalks, and a leafy fern.

W	S	E	B	A	R	N	R	L	H
I	H	N	F	E	R	N	H	V	G
A	I	T	B	I	R	D	C	E	F
P	R	T	S	H	L	R	O	D	S
B	T	U	X	O	T	H	R	A	P
E	T	R	Z	R	D	I	N	N	O
O	O	N	S	S	U	E	J	K	N
C	N	I	K	E	Q	H	O	B	T
J	A	O	C	H	U	R	C	H	H
V	Y	G	A	N	F	M	A	A	T

BARN
BIRD
CHURCH
CORN
FERN
HORSE
SHIRT
TURN

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An R after a vowel is bossy enough to override it completely, so BARN doesn't rhyme with BAT and BIRD doesn't rhyme with BID. This grid collects that r-controlled sound across five spellings: AR in BARN, OR in CORN and HORSE, ER in FERN, UR in TURN and CHURCH, and IR in SHIRT.

Bossy R Words Word Search Answer Key

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W	S	E	B	A	R	N	R	L	H
I	H	N	F	E	R	N	H	V	G
A	I	T	B	I	R	D	C	E	F
P	R	T	S	H	L	R	O	D	S
B	T	U	X	O	T	H	R	A	P
E	T	R	Z	R	D	I	N	N	O
O	O	N	S	S	U	E	J	K	N
C	N	I	K	E	Q	H	O	B	T
J	A	O	C	H	U	R	C	H	H
V	Y	G	A	N	F	M	A	A	T

W	S	E	B	A	R	N	R	L	H
I	H	N	F	E	R	N	H	V	G
A	I	T	B	I	R	D	C	E	F
P	R	T	S	H	L	R	O	D	S
B	T	U	X	O	T	H	R	A	P
E	T	R	Z	R	D	I	N	N	O
O	O	N	S	S	U	E	J	K	N
C	N	I	K	E	Q	H	O	B	T
J	A	O	C	H	U	R	C	H	H
V	Y	G	A	N	F	M	A	A	T

Bossy R Words

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W	S	E	B	A	R	N	R	L	H
I	H	N	F	E	R	N	H	V	G
A	I	T	B	I	R	D	C	E	F
P	R	T	S	H	L	R	O	D	S
B	T	U	X	O	T	H	R	A	P
E	T	R	Z	R	D	I	N	N	O
O	O	N	S	S	U	E	J	K	N
C	N	I	K	E	Q	H	O	B	T
J	A	O	C	H	U	R	C	H	H
V	Y	G	A	N	F	M	A	A	T